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"It is always on my mind" : women's experiences of their bodies when living with hirsutism
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- Ekbäck, Maria [Palmetun] (författare)
- Örebro universitet,Hälsoakademin,Örebro University Hospital
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- Wijma, Klaas (författare)
- Linköpings universitet,Genus och medicin,Hälsouniversitetet
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- Benzein, Eva (författare)
- Högskolan i Kalmar,Humanvetenskapliga institutionen,Kalmar University
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- London : Taylor & Francis, 2009
- 2009
- Engelska.
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Ingår i: Health Care for Women International. - London : Taylor & Francis. - 0739-9332 .- 1096-4665. ; 30:5, s. 358-372
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Abstract
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- Many women suffer from excessive hair growth, often in combination with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS). It is unclear how hirsutism influences such women's experiences of their bodies. Our aim is to describe and interpret women's experiences of their bodies when living with hirsutism. Interviews were conducted with 10 women with hirsutism. We used a qualitative latent content analysis. Four closely intertwined themes were disclosed: the body was experienced as a yoke, a freak, a disgrace, and as a prison. Hirsutism deeply affects women's experiences of their bodies in a negative way.
Ämnesord
- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Klinisk medicin -- Dermatologi och venereologi (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Clinical Medicine -- Dermatology and Venereal Diseases (hsv//eng)
- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Hälsovetenskap -- Omvårdnad (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Health Sciences -- Nursing (hsv//eng)
Nyckelord
- MEDICINE
- MEDICIN
- Dermatology and venerology
- Dermatologi och venerologi
- Dermatology and Venerology
- Dermatologi och venereologi
- Omvårdnad
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- art (ämneskategori)
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